Kathy Bates Feared Stephen King Adaptation Would End Her Career
Kathy Bates admits that she was horrified after watching herself starring in Stephen King's Misery for the first time. She feared it would be "the end of her career."
Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes drew widespread acclaim from critics, with Misery going on to become the only film based on a Stephen King novel to win an Oscar to date. Speaking at the TCM Classic Film Festival alongside director Rob Reiner, Bates talked about the film and the creative differences they shared on set. Ultimately, Bates' role in the film did anything but kill her career. Instead, it secured her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Interestingly, there was one scene from Stephen King's original 1987 Misery novel that Bates and Reiner didn't agree on. In the original story, Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is subjected to a series of tortures after being "rescued" by super-fan Annie Wilkes (Bates). He ends...
Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes drew widespread acclaim from critics, with Misery going on to become the only film based on a Stephen King novel to win an Oscar to date. Speaking at the TCM Classic Film Festival alongside director Rob Reiner, Bates talked about the film and the creative differences they shared on set. Ultimately, Bates' role in the film did anything but kill her career. Instead, it secured her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Interestingly, there was one scene from Stephen King's original 1987 Misery novel that Bates and Reiner didn't agree on. In the original story, Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is subjected to a series of tortures after being "rescued" by super-fan Annie Wilkes (Bates). He ends...
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